phoneography

noun

phoneography

noun

Etymology Blend of phone + photography; early 21st century.

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The use of a mobile phone to take photographs.

  • Dubbed ‘phoneography’, the pictures submitted by the public will share exhibition space with entries from a host of celebrities including Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax.2011, Fred Attewill, Smartphone ‘phoneography’ photos showcased in new exhibition:
  • Identity, memory, privacy, agency, and the network self in mobile phoneography are other related areas researched by Elisa Serafinelli and Patricia Routh.2015, Athina Karatzogianni, Firebrand Waves of Digital Activism 1994-2014:
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  • It might not conform to the traditionalist viewpoint of street, but as basic as this camera may seem, phone photography (phoneography) is an ever-growing and popular form of the art. Technology has allowed us to do away with film. We no longer have to wait for pictures to be processed and developed. It just takes a click and within a moment we can upload images to share with others, something that was unthinkable in the 1930s.2017, Tanya Nagar, The New Street Photographers Manifesto: Any Camera, Anywhere:
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